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PA'ILNTED NOV. 5, 1907.

G. R. FLOYD.

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GREEN R. FLOYD, OF IRMA, ALABAMA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1907.

' Application filed June 5, 1907. Serial No. 377,364.

To all whom it may concern.'

3e it known that I, GREEN R. FLOYD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Irma, in the county of Elmore and State of Alabama, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the followingl is a specification.

This invention is an improved mechanical toy which I term HThe mouse race,7 designed for the amusement of young children, and in which figures representing mice are caused to travel one behind another and iigures representing persons are caused one to jump up and down and the other to bend back and forth, as though intently regarding the mouse race, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lV is a side elevation of a toy embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same with the ligures omitted. Fig. 3 is a. top plan view of the same with the figures omitted.

The frame l may be of any suitable construction. A shaft 2 has its bearings at the central portion of the lower side of the frame and carries a drum or pulley 3 which is connected by an endless belt 4 to a similarl drum or pulley 5 on a shaft G which has its bearings at the upper side of such frame midway between the ends thereof. The said shaft G is provided at one end with a crank handle 7 whereby it may be readily-revolved and is provided at its opposite end with crank S'. Figures 9 representing mice are secured on the outer side of the endless belt and when the shaft G is rotated motion will be imparted to the belt, as will be understood and the mice will appear to chase one another.

On the upper side of the frame near one end thereof, is a rock shaft l() which is mounted in suitable bearings lI. Such rock shaft, which I preferably make of wire, has an oscillating crank portion 12 and is provided at one end with a crank arm I3 bent to form a slot 14 through which the wrist of the crank S extends. A flexibly jointed doll or ligure l5 which stands on the upper side of the frame, at one end thereof, has its body portion engaged by the crank l2 of the shaft l0 so that as such shaft is rocked or oscillated by the action of the crank S of the shaft G and the slotted crank arm 13, such ligure l5 will be caused to bend forwardly and rearwardly, as indicated in Fig. l and will simulate the actions of the small child in looking at the mouse race.

A rock shaft I6 is mounted in suitable bearings 17 at the end of the frame opposite that on which the rock shaft lO is mounted. Said rock shaft 16 has a crank portion I8 and is provided at one end with a crank arm 19` Said rock shaft is made preferably of a single piece of wire and its said crank arm I9 is bent and doubled to form a loop or slot 20 which is engaged by the Wrist of the crank 8 of the shaft 6, so that when the-said shaft G revolves, oscillating motion will be imparted to the shaft 16. A ligure 20 representing a man, with pivotally jointed arms and legs, is disposed opposite the end of the frame l on which the'rock shaft 16 is mounted andthe crank portion 18 of such rock shaft passes through the body of the said ligure so that when such rock shaft is oscillated by the operation of the toy, such ligure will be caused to jump up and down and will also appear to be looking at the mouse race.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

1. In a toy of the Vclass described, the combination of an endless travelingl element, figures onand carried thereby a revoluble element to actuate the same and having a crank, a rock shaft having a crank portion and a crank arm, the latter beingl slotted and engaged by the wrist of the crank of such revoluhle element, and a figure connected to and operated by the crank portion of the said rock shaft.

2. In :i toy of the class described, the combination of an endless travelingl element, figures on and carried thereby a revoluble element to actuate the same and having a crank, a rock shaft having a crank portion and a crank arm, the latter beingr slotted and engaged by the Wrist of the crank of such revoluble element, and a exibly jointed figure connected to and operated by the crank portion of the said rock shaft.

3. A toy comprising a frame, shafts mounted therein and having drums, one of said shafts also having means whereby it may be rotated and further provided With a crank, an endless belt connecting such drums, figures on and carried by such endless belt, a rock shaft mounted on such frame and having a crank portion, a rock arm, the latter provided with a slot engaged by the Wrist of the crank of the driving shaft, a figure on such frame and attached to the crank portion of such rock shaft, a rock shaft mounted on one end of the frame having a crank portion and further provided with a rock arm having a Slot engaged by the wrist of the crank of the driving shaft and a exibly jointed figure opposite said end of the frame and connected to the crank portion of the last mentioned rock shaft for operation thereby.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. GREEN R. FLOYD.

Witnesses T. S. STRATHERAS, LUTHER HEMMONS. 

